The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-31

located. Adopted
An amendment by Senator Terrell, cor
recting errors in section 8, was adopted
and after some minor amendments tn
bill passed.
Senator Gregg introduced bill to re
peal the occupation tax on drummers.
House bill creating the Crosby, Martin
Scurry and Knox land districts passed
Substitute house bill No. l, the Moor
educational bill was taken up and consid
cred by sections.
Senator Glasscock moved to amend thu
first section so as to require six months
residence in the county before being quail
flied as a school trustee. Adopted.
Senator Glasscock moved to amend by
authorizing the county judge to consoli
date schools, or transfer money from one
district to another. Adopted.
Senator Gregg moved to so amend as to
require the county Judge to convene the
board of examiners at stated periods 10
examine teachers. Lost.
Senator Garrison moved to reconsider
the vote by which Senator Gregg amend
ment was lost.
Carried; and the amendment, with a
slight change, was made part of the
| bill.
Senator Burney offered to amend, pro.
yiding that, where teachers cannot be had
TO serve as examiners, the county Judge
may appoint other persons. Adopted.
Senator Calhoun offered to amend, pro-
yiding that, where the school fund is used
to build school house, the patrons of the
school shall contribute like sum, either
in money or work. Adopted.
Senator Gregg offered to amend add
ing Aderson county to those exempt from
the district system. Adopted.
Senator Woodward had Star county
added to the list of exempted counties.
Senator Mcdonald moved to so amend
as to require the election of county
superintendents, and striking out the
authority given to commissioners courts
to create the Office of county superin-
tendents
Senator Gregg offered a substitute
leaving the election to the county com
missioners.
Pending further discussion senate ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Roll call; quorum present. Prayer by the
chaplain.
Senator Macmanus introduced bill to
make 1t penal offense, punishable by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary, to rent
building for or run an opium joint.
Senator Glas5cock introduced resolu-
ton retaining the senate secretary sixty
days to complete the journal. Went over
under the rules.
Senator Fields, for the Judiciary com
mittee No. |, reported unfavOrably the
libel bill introduced by senator Glasscock,
with minority report.
The resolution amending the judiciary
article was taken up and passed.
The senate went into executive session
to act on notaries and pilot commission
ers, and the following were recommended
by Senator Macmanus in addition to
those sent in: r. ID. Simpson, John Hall,
John Aberlom, John ID. Caruthers, Charles
Dean to be pilot commissioners at Aran-
sas pass.
BY Senator Woodward. NJ. Backward,
j. w. Hegad, Dan Simpson, II. W. Harris
and W. Ii. Smith, at Pass Cavallo.
The resolution by Senator Burney, to
require registration of voters in tiles of
10000, was called up.
The resolution passed.
The bill to validate deed of husband
acting under power of attorney of wife,
was lost. Yeas, IA; nays, IL.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Senator Douglass, of
Grayson, senate bill No. 1913, an act to
authorize counties, cities and towns to
compromise and adjust certain bonded
Indebtedness, and to provide for the levy
and collection of tax to pay the interest
and sinking fund, with house amend
ments, were concurred in.
The senate refused to recede from its
amendments to house bill No. 80, for the
protection of fish and game.
On motion of Senator Garrison house
bill No. 800, an act to create bureau of
agriculture, giving head to the same,
prescribing the manner of conducting the
same, was taken up and read with commit
tee amendment; committee amendment
adopted on motion of Senator hrmistead;
other minor amendments adopted, and
bill passed.
Senator Houston moved to take up
house bill No. 5iS, requiring clerks of
organized counties to keep transcript
of all business belonging to unorganized
counties attached, for judicial purposes,
and to turn over the same to said counties
whenever organized. Taken up and
passed.
House bill No. l, Moore educational
bill, unfinished business, taken up.
Senator Lane offered to amend by
striking out of the bill section 43a, pro-
viding that the county commissioners APP
point county superintendents. Lost.
Senator Garrison's amendment to re-
quire the county superintendent, in addi-
tional to other duties, should be required
to examine teachers for certificates, was
lost
Senator Pope offered to am md by ex-
empting Harrison, Bosque and Frio
counties. Bill passed.
Senator Mcdonald, by leave, called |
house bill No. $3.50 BILL Tor regulating the |
manner for taking testimony of witnesses
in civil suits. Bill read first time with |
senate committee amendment which CON
fined the taking of dispositions to the |
county whore the suit was pending.
Senator Bell moved to indefinitely post |
pone the bill. Adopted.
Senator Woods moved to take up house |
bill No 80 to provide for a more thorough |
assessment OF property and collecting of |
taxes. Committee amendments adopted, |
and bill passed to third reading. Senator
Burney, house bill No. 3S7, act to create |
the counties of Suffer and Will Wilson
out of Crockett.